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The plain-backed pipit or plain pipit (''Anthus leucophrys'') is a medium-sized passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. It is found in open habitats, especially short grassland and cultivation. It builds its cup-shaped nest on the ground and usually lays three eggs. Like other pipits, this species is insectivorous. The plain-backed pipit is a large pipit at 17 cm, but is otherwise an undistinguished looking species, faintly streaked grey-brown above and pale below with light breast streaking. It has a strong white supercilium, and dark moustachial stripes. It has long legs and tail, and a long dark bill. Sexes are similar, but juveniles have warmer brown upperparts. Some care must be taken to distinguish this species from wintering tawny pipits, ''Anthus campestris''. The plain-backed pipit is sturdier and darker than the Tawny, and stands more upright. Perhaps the best distinction is the characteristic "ssissik" call, quite different from the tawny pipit's "tchilip". ==References== * ''Birds of The Gambia'' by Barlow, Wacher and Disley, ISBN 1-873403-32-1 * Plain-backed pipit - (Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plain-backed pipit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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